Microplastics have become pervasive environmental pollutants in both freshwater and
marine ecosystems. The presence of microplastics have been recorded in the tissues of …

The endocannabinoid system (eCB s), named after the plant Cannabis sativa, comprises
cannabinoid receptors, endogenous ligands known as “endocannabinoids”, and enzymes …

Sex is an important variable in biomedical research. The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is
increasingly utilized as a powerful new model organism in translational neuroscience and …

Epithelial tissues require the removal and replacement of damaged cells to sustain a
functional barrier. Dying cells provide instructive cues that can influence surrounding cells to …

Several structural analogues of bisphenol A (BPA), eg, bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol S
(BPS), and bisphenol Z (BPZ), have been used as its substitutes in many applications and …

Excitation–contraction coupling, the process that regulates contractions by skeletal muscles,
transduces changes in membrane voltage by activating release of Ca2+ from internal stores …

Recent developments in environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis allow more rapid and
extensive biomonitoring than traditional capture‐based surveys do. However, detection of …

Background One requisite of quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) is to
normalise the data with an internal reference gene that is invariant regardless of treatment …

Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) is an important economic fish species cultured
worldwide. In this report, we compared the potentials of ten housekeeping genes as …

As an alternative/supplement to conventional biodiversity survey methods, environmental
DNA (eDNA) analysis has developed rapidly during the past decade, and is widely used for …